The background and pro and con arguments were written by ProCon.org staff based upon input from the following footnotes (directly referenced) and sources (used for general research and not directly referenced):

Footnotes:

John Waggoner, "Should We Return to the Gold Standard?," www.usatoday.com, Apr. 23, 2012

Robert McTeer, "A Brief History of the Gold Standard," www.ncpa.org, June 16, 2011